Berlin features
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FeaturesGerman industry readies for overhaul of funding mechanisms and Berlinale leadership by end of 2023
The introduction of a streamer investment obligation for German production is also understood to be on the cards.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: Berlin cinema founder Verena von Stackelberg on how she got her start, her influences and her favourite festival
Programmer and founder of Berlin’s Wolf Kino cinema on who she admires in the industry and her discovery of indie film
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Features‘The Good Mothers’ team on bringing a “female gaze” to the Mafia
The Italian series follows three Mafia women who bring down the organisation from the inside
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FeaturesBerlinale Talents at 21: “It’s for that moment when your career gets serious”
The talent development programme has “one foot in the industry and one foot in the programme of the festival”.
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Features15 films that stood out at Berlin 2023
Screen International’s critics pick out some of the breakout titles from this year’s Berlinale.
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FeaturesRenewed enthusiasm at EFM 2023 but buyers “much more selective”
“The big question is, what makes a theatrical movie? To some extent, it’s a self-fulfilling question.”
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: Killer Films' Pamela Koffler talks Meryl Streep, Anna Karenina and a disastrous trip home from Fyre Island
The New York-based producer and partner at Killer Films on her morning routine, rotating the posters in her office and with whom she would most like to take a meeting.
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FeaturesDirector Makoto Shinkai on the inspiration behind box-office hit ‘Suzume’
The film is the first anime feature selected to play in Competition at the Berlinale since 2002.
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FeaturesNikolaj Lie Kaas on creating Berlinale Series project ‘Agent’, enlisting famous friends for cameos
Denmark’s Nikolaj Lie Kaas enters a new career phase with his TV series about a talent agent, playing in Berlinale Series.
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Features‘Tótem’ director Lila Avilés on the Berlin title's autobiographical undertones
Lila Avilés revisits her childhood and a chaotic birthday celebration for her second feature Tótem, which premieres in Competition
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Features'Game Of Thrones' producer Frank Doelger talks ambitious new European drama series ‘The Swarm’
The makers of Berlinale Series opener The Swarm had to navigate choppy waters to create one of most ambitious European drama series ever made.
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FeaturesCeline Song talks debut feature ‘Past Lives’: “It’s the script that convinced people I can do this”
Fresh from a buzzy Sundance premiere, Celine Song’s Past Lives is having its international premiere here in Competition. The Korean-Canadian filmmaker speaks to Screen.
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Features‘20,000 Species Of Bees’ director on Spain’s new wave of female filmmakers
Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren’s debut 20,000 Species Of Bees, a story of identity, lands in Berlin Competition.
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FeaturesMichael Cera talks Berlin title ‘The Adults’, being more selective about projects
34-year-old Canadian actor has been attached for several years to the project.
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FeaturesBerlin 2023: Korea hot projects
Koreans are back in Berlin with titles ranging from auteur Hong Sangsoo’s latest to superhero films, animation and debut features from rising talent.
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FeaturesSpain’s Alvaro Gago on scaling up Sundance-winning short ‘Matria’ to a feature-length Berlin premiere
Matria won the Screen International Buyers’ Choice Award at the MIA Audiovisual Market in Rome.
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FeaturesMilad Alami talks Berlin wrestling drama ‘Opponent’, next projects
Iranian-Swedish filmmaker on his Panorama premiere.
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FeaturesBerlin 2023: Spain hot projects
Spain has been firmly in the international spotlight since Alcarràs won the Golden Bear at last year’s Berlinale.
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FeaturesDirectors including Jane Campion, Thomas Vinterberg and Luca Guadagnino discuss Berlin honoree Steven Spielberg’s legacy
Screen International asks 13 filmmakers about Spielberg’s influence on them as storytellers and his impact on global film culture.
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FeaturesBerlin 2023: Taiwan hot projects
Underworld gangsters, secretive students and an animated pig take centre stage among the Taiwanese films at EFM, as local films look to firm up market share at home.